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The traditional college path just isnt scalable enough anymore, at least for undergrad degrees. Undergrad level education needs to be cheap and attainable from
by SmirkingRevenge 9y ago
The traditional college path just isnt scalable enough anymore, at least for undergrad degrees. Undergrad level education needs to be cheap and attainable from anywhere. Moocs are getting us there, hopefully the trend continues.
- lsc 9y agoI'm not saying that MOOCS aren't valuable; they certainly are, but they aren't college. You don't get the socialization, among other things. This is super obvious to me, as someone without an education who works with people who mostly have very high end educations. It's a huge difference, even when I can compete technically, it's really obvious that I am really different and lacking the background the others have.
- SmirkingRevenge 9y agoYea, I agree - I think the challenge is to figure out how to get some or all of those benefits for MOOC users - or those otherwise pursuing education off-campus or remote settings. Lack of college-type socialization (and network building) in MOOCS is a thing that can be solved. Forking out 10's of thousands of dollars or more in tuition along with all the other life-altering changes required to attend a university for 4 dedicated years is really a poor value for a bit of socialization/networking, IMHO - unless maybe you are at a really elite university.
- lsc 9y agoI think the "life altering changes" required to attend a university for four years are... a big part of the point of going. I think the cost, well, if that is worth it depends largely on what you value and the marginal value of your dollar. I look around my hometown when I visit my parents, not a particularly wealthy place, and I see a lot of those giant trucks, any one of which could have covered four years at a public university.